Resident tuition and fees for nonresident students who served, or who are dependents of someone who served, in Armed Forces or international position.

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(a)(A) Served in the Armed Forces of the United States;

(B) Was relieved or discharged from that service with either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions; and

(C) Provides proof that the student has established a physical presence in Oregon within 12 months of being enrolled at the public university or community college;

(b) Was, or is the dependent of, a resident of Oregon who left the state within the previous five years in order to serve, and who subsequently served, in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization; or

(c)(A) Was, or is the dependent of, a resident of Oregon who left the state more than five years ago in order to serve, and who subsequently served, in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization; and

(B) Since leaving the state in the manner provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, has never established residence in another state.

(2) A person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization and who receives federal tuition benefits in excess of the tuition and fees the person is charged under subsection (1) of this section at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college where the person is enrolled shall pay tuition and fees equal to the federal tuition benefits received.

(3) Distance education and self-support courses as identified by each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and community college are exempt from the tuition reduction provisions of this section. [Formerly 352.375; 2016 c.30 §7; 2019 c.283 §1]


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